Want to see cosmic rays? You might need a lot of expensive exotic gear. Nah. [The ActionLab] shows how a cup of coffee or cocoa can show you cosmic rays — or something — with just the right ...

However, much closer to home, you can actually build your own cloud chamber and see cosmic ray trails yourself for about $100! Here’s instructions. What do we know about cosmic rays, and what remains ...

Cosmic rays? Or maybe just electric charges. Put a cup on and start experimenting. If you want to reliably see cosmic rays, build a cloud chamber. All you really need is a plastic bottle.

The cloud chamber detects secondary cosmic rays and radioactive decays by making alcohol clouds along the particle paths through the chamber. Particles ionize alcohol molecules as they pass through ...

In this set up you won't see the cool streaks of the cloud chamber, but will be able to detect a particle generated by cosmic ...

A new study suggests that showers of cosmic rays may ... electric field in the cloud. It must be driven by something else." That something else, Shao believes, is cosmic ray showers.

These form new particles and increase clouds, warming the polar climate. Cosmic rays strongly enhance the particle formation rates.

The cloud chamber detects secondary cosmic rays and radioactive decays by making alcohol clouds along the particle paths through the chamber. Particles ionize alcohol molecules as they pass through ...